52 Quotes by Emil Zatopek

We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.

Why should I practice running slow? I already know how to run slow. I want to learn to run fast.

If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.

An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.

A runner must run with dreams in his heart, not money in his pocket.

It's at the borders of pain and suffering that the men are separated from the boys.

You can't climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don't fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. Try for a goal that's reasonable, and then gradually raise it.

Great is the victory, but the friendship of all is greater.

What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.